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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome to Debt Free Stories! They paid off $36,000 in debt and cash flowed graduate school. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After graduating with our bachelor’s degrees Jon and I had about $36,000 in debt between us. What inspired you to get debt free? They blog at 2 Copper Coins.

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Money Matters - Long-Term Renters

Motherhood Moments

Philadelphia (14,511 long-term renters) Why aren’t people buying? It varies person to person, but our nationwide survey found 71% of renters want to buy a home and the top deterrents include money, interest rates, and debt. What factors contribute to renters being unable to buy a home, even if they want to?

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Net Worth Defined: What Is My Net Worth?

Savings Corner

To calculate your net worth, take inventory of what you own, as well as your outstanding debt. On the other hand, even people with modest incomes can accumulate significant wealth and a high net worth if they buy appreciating assets and are prudent savers. Or, you can think of net worth as everything you own less all that you owe.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. If we put our mind and actions to reaching a goal then we will complete it. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does a survey multiple times a year, called the Consumer Expenditure Survey. One of the most recent survey’s available reported: “Average expenditures per consumer unit1 for July 2014 through June 2015 were up 5.9 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Why stay the course?

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Who Needs a Budget? I’m Doing OK!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I managed to rack up over $20,000 of credit card and personal debt by the time I was 23 and this affected my ability to keeo my first house. We live in a consumer-driven society and too many people impulse-buy, often things they don’t really need. There are several reasons, according to a recent survey. Well, actually, no!

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although we think of the Great Recession starting in early 2009, it wasn’t until 2013 that the 5 year CD interest rate fell below 1% – and has stayed there ever since according to Bank Rates interest survey data. What can you even buy for $.06? Of course, depending on what we buy, we may experience some buyers remorse.

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